AI is changing how we think, not replacing it | Letters
TL;DR
Letters from Richard Thackeray and Phil Snell respond to Wendy Liu's piece on AI and cognitive sovereignty. They acknowledge the labor and environmental concerns but argue AI has made them more curious rather than lazier. Offloading routine research, they say, frees mental space for deeper questions rather than emptying the mind.
Nauti's Take
Framing AI as something that expands thinking rather than replacing it is an important counter-voice to the doom narrative and a real opportunity to use AI for deeper questions. The open question is whether this power-user experience extends to less practiced users or quietly creates a cognitive privilege.
Education and HR leaders should take both sides seriously instead of copying easy narratives.
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